Difference between revisions of "California Tiger Salamander in California's Central Coast Region"

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Kingdom    Animalia
 
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Phylum      Chordata
 
Phylum      Chordata
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Class          Amphibia
 
Class          Amphibia
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Order        Urodela
 
Order        Urodela
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Family        Ambystomatidae
 
Family        Ambystomatidae
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Genus      ''Ambystoma''
 
Genus      ''Ambystoma''
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Species  ''californiense''
 
Species  ''californiense''
  

Revision as of 10:21, 6 April 2020

Summary

The California Tiger Salamander (CTS) of the Central Coast Region is a genetically distinct subgroup of the Central California Distinct Population Segment (DPS), one of three DPS in California. In 2004, the Central Coast DPS was federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and in 2010 received the same listing from the State of California under the California Endangered Species Act. In 2017 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a recovery plan specific for this DPS.

Classification

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Amphibia

Order Urodela

Family Ambystomatidae

Genus Ambystoma

Species californiense

Description

Habitat

Life History

Threats

Conservation

Links

References


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